Resources
This page is here to guide you in accessing self-referral options. Please keep in mind that not all resources may always be available and have different qualifications. The best way to find out is to reach out and advocate for your needs.
Washington 211
- Calling 211 connects you to a helpline that provides information and referrals to help with various needs, like housing, food, healthcare, and emergencies.
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Phone Number: Dial 2-1-1 from a landline or (866) 904-9060 from a cell phone.
- Spokane Resource Center provides a myriad of programs including childcare assistance, lifeline cell phone program, energy assistance, SSI and SSDI assistance, Chas Health, Spokane Housing Authority, Community Colleges of Spokane, Pioneer Human Services, Career Path Finders, Goodwill, Revive Counseling, Revive Center for Returning Citizens, Goodwill, and the Arc.
- Services include benefits & basic needs, equity & community, health & wellness, housing, justice & reentry, pro-employment, and a financial stability center.
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Phone Number: (509) 867-8188
- Location: 130 S Arthur St (2nd Floor), Spokane, WA 99202
Washington’s Foundational Community Supports (FCS)
- Foundational Community Supports (FCS) is a program offering benefits for supportive housing and supported employment for Apple Health-eligible beneficiaries with complex needs. Wellpoint will work with housing and employment providers to help enrollees find and maintain jobs; acquire stable, independent housing; and gain the necessary skills to be successful.
- For questions or for more information, please email FCSTPA@wellpoint.com, call 844-451-2828, or fax inquiries to 844-470-8859.
- Check Eligibility
- Need help finding local resources for things like food, clothing, rental assistance, utility help, or childcare? Sign up for the Help Yourself! private Facebook group today! You can search for what you need and find places that provide what you’re looking for – for FREE!
- If you can’t find what you need, apply for resources at spokanehelpersnetwork.org/get-help
Catholic Charities Spokane (Help for families with Children)
- Program Information: Home | CCEW Housing (cceasternwa.org) Helps families with housing resources.
- Catholic Charities programs include parent support groups, counseling, homeless resources, legal services, housing, and more.
- For housing needs visit: Home | CCEW Housing (cceasternwa.org)
- Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Phone Number: (509) 358-4250
- Location: 12 E 5th Ave, Spokane, WA 99202
- 844-814-TEEN
- Free, confidential service for youth experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges to talk to someone.
- If you are struggling and need someone to talk to, don't hesitate to call, text, and connect with a peer who is here to help.
- https://teentextspokane.org/
- MultiCare Behavioral Health Northeast Spokane offers outpatient therapy, counseling, telehealth services, youth support, group sessions, medication management, substance use programming, and community-focused care.
- Providers, therapists, peer counselors and virtual options are available for all age groups.
- Address: 4005 N Cook St, Spokane, WA 99207
- Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 5pm
- Phone: 509-530-4230
- At the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, they understand that life's challenges can sometimes be difficult. Whether you're facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, their caring counselors are here for you. You are not alone.
- Call or Text: 988
- (800)799-4889
NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Text: “NAMI” 741741
- (800)950-6264 namispokane.org
- NAMI works to educate, support, advocate, listen and lead to improve the lives of people with mental illness and their loved ones.
YWCA Domestic Violence Services Spokane
- Spokane Front desk: (509)326-1190
- 24 Hour helpline: Text: 220-3725
- Phone: 326-2255
- YWCA is prepared to answer your questions about options for safety, access to a safe shelter or their other programs, and community resources. Friends and family who are concerned about how best to support a friend experiencing domestic violence are also welcome to call.
- Find a food bank near you using this food finder
- Second Harvest offers a wide variety of innovative programs designed to nourish our community from all angles, addressing immediate hunger needs, long-term food security, and nutrition education.
- Spokane Hunger Solution Center: 1234 East Front Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202
- Phone: (509) 534-6678
- Email: info@2-harvest.org
- Food Bank service is Monday-Friday from 9am-3pm. No appointment necessary. If you have any questions please call (509) 927-1153.
- Use the search bar to find a mini pantry near you.
- The Salvation Army Family Resource Center
204 E. Indiana Avenue, Spokane, WA, 99207
- 509-325-6821
- Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4:15pm
- The Northeast Community Food Pantry serves approximately 2800 families consisting of approximately 8900 individuals a year.
- Hours: Tuesday 11am-12:45pm, Thursday 9am-10:30am
- 4520 N. Crestline St, Spokane, WA 99207
- (509) 290-5691
Women and Children’s Free Restaurant
- Serving hot meals and prepackaged boxes of food. Women and Children only. Males must be 18 and under.
- 1408 N. Washington St. Spokane, WA
- (509)324-1995
- Follow @WCFRSpokane on Facebook for distribution days and times
SNAP (Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners)
- Weatherization and energy assistance, affordable internet
- Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm (closed between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm and Thursday, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm (closed between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm)
- Phone Number: (509) 456-7627
- Location: 4001 N Cook St, Spokane, WA 99207
Volunteers of America Eastern Washington
- Veterans housing, permanent supportive housing, young adult shelter, Hope House, crosswalk youth shelter, foster youth services.
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Phone Number: (509) 624-2378
- Location: 525 W 2nd Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
- 222 East Indiana, Spokane. WA 99207
- Helping Families in Crisis! 11 fully furnished, self-contained, studio units for homeless families with children. Participants can stay for up to 90 days while working with a case manager, attending monthly Life Skills classes, working to increase their income, and seeking appropriate, affordable housing.
- To find out if you and your family are eligible, call 509-326-7288
- Spokane’s largest state-recognized intimate partner domestic violence program for victims and survivors. Our services are free, confidential, and designed to empower survivors through knowledge and connection to resources. Having a domestic violence charge against you does not mean you cannot access our services.
- Qualifications: Survivors (with or without dependents) who have a housing need or concern related to a recent intimate partner violence incident; Households seeking financial assistance must be at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI for their family size). Additional restrictions around rent limits may also apply.
- Phone Number: (509) 326-2255 (Call), (509) 220-3725 (Text)
- Email: help@ywcaspokane.org
Northwest Mediation Center (NMC)
- If you are a landlord or a tenant who needs help navigating a dispute, please reach out to us about our free, voluntary, and confidential landlord-tenant mediation services.
- Email for more information or click request mediation on their website
- Email: info@nwmediationcenter.com
- Mujeres in Action is an organization that supports survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a culturally responsive way. We provide a variety of services to support survivors, including counseling or advocacy, housing support, emergency shelter, among others.
- Mujeres en Acción es una organización que apoya a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y agresión sexual de una manera culturalmente receptiva. Brindamos una variedad de servicios para apoyar a los sobrevivientes, incluyendo asesoramiento o intercesoría, apoyo de vivienda, refugio de emergencia, entre otros.
- Their supportive housing services include: Support to apply for housing programs, Information about your rights, Financial assistance for moving or paying rent or deposit (depending on available funds), Access to emergency housing (depending on vacancy), Support navigating systems, Support communicating with your landlord, Referrals to other services and resources.
- Email: Info@miaspokane.org
- Phone: 509-869-0876
- Services include: Food bank, Diaper bank, clothing bank, Homeless outreach, emergency utility Assistance
- Services include: Early learning, family services, recovery supports, and advocacy
- Community-Minded Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) provides FREE childcare to income qualifying families
- 1906 E. Mission Ave Spokane WA
- (509)536-1084
- M 1-4 W 10-1, Th 1-4
- Clothing, hygiene, and housewares
- Infant Bank: diapers, wipes/infant supplies (every 30 days)
- The Head Start program and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) enhance the lives of children and families for success in school and in life. Your family services coordinator will work with you to ensure you have the support you need.
- Most children are eligible for ECEAP and Head Start based on their age and family income. Up to 10% of ECEAP and Head Start slots can be filled by children above the income requirement who have multiple support needs.
- ECEAP Location Finder (pages 7-8)
- Program Information: Cares for children birth to 6 years of age. During an intake, a Family Support Specialist will talk with you about your situation in a confidential nonjudgmental manner. Together, you will determine how long your children will need care. This gives staff the opportunity to refer you to other community services.
- Hours: 7 days a week 24 hours a day
- Phone Number: (509)353-3155
- Location: 2230 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane WA 99202
- Email: hope@vanessabehan.org
- Program Information: A safe and affordable home away from home with caring adults, meals, and engaging activities.
- Before school, after school, & school break programming
- Email: info@spokaneneyc.org
- Phone number: (509)482-0708
- Location: 3004 E. Queen Spokane WA
Northeast Youth & Family Services
- Services include: Food Pantry, Resource Counseling, Clothing Closet, Hygiene Supplies, Tech Hall, STEM garden
- Walk in hours Monday – Thursday 10 am- 3 pm
- Schedule an appointment: email techandmedia@neyfs.org or text 509-218-6416
- 19 E Queen Ave Suite 300, Spokane WA 99207 (bus line 25 drop off @ Queen & Division #3302)
- (509) 218-6416
- The clothing bank provides clothing, shoes, small kitchen appliances, household items, diapers, personal care items and newborn layettes to those in need.
- Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 3 pm
- If you or someone you know is in need of professional attire, of if you have career-type clothing you’d like to donate, please contact us at 509.927.1153
Our Sister's Closet
- A free, donation-based women’s clothing & necessity boutique for anyone in need of this service.
- Our Sister's Closet offers 90-minute appointments that outfit a client with items that help them feel confidence while achieving personal and professional goals.
- On average, each client receives between 3 to 5 outfits, plus shoes, makeup, accessories, and personal hygiene products, as they are available.
- 930 North Monroe Street, Spokane, WA 99201
- Call (509) 789-9280 Friday mornings between 9am-noon to schedule an appointment for the following week.
- CAPA/PREPARES offers supportive services for parents and caregivers to build loving bonds with their children to prepare them for healthy futures. CAPA/PREPARES walks beside families as they nurture their children from pregnancy to the child’s 5th birthday.
- CAPA provides Diapers, Clothing & Other Essential Items
- Free assistance with enrolling Washington residents in health insurance
- Open Enrollment Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm by appointment only. Virtual and in-person appointments are available.; Saturday: 10 am - 2:00 pm. Virtual appointments only.
Numerica GreenPath Financial Wellness
- Numerica partners with GreenPath to offer credit counseling, debt counseling, budget counseling, and much more: Create a spending plan, Improve cash flow, Build or rebuild credit, Consider a home purchase, Prevent a foreclosure, Repay student loans, Get out of debt.
- Talk to a GreenPath counselor today at 855.400.3710. You can also request a call.
- File your taxes at MyFreeTaxes.com
- Call 509-353-4851 to make an appointment at a tax preparation site starting January 14.
- See flyers page for more information
- Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Phone Number: (509) 532-3120
- Location: 130 S Arthur St, Spokane, WA 99202
- Career Quest helps job seekers navigate the career search process from start to finish.
- Services: Assessments, apprenticeships, career training, job opportunities, layoff services, technology & internet access, and workshops.
- Program Information/Criteria: The Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) is a legal assistance program of the Spokane County Bar Association. The VLP recruits volunteer attorneys to provide free legal advice in civil matters (non-criminal) to low-income individuals in Spokane County and four outlying counties, i.e., Pend Oreille, Ferry, Stevens, and Lincoln
- Phone Number/Contact information: (509) 447-6123
- Hours: M-F 8:30-12, 1-4
United W Manzanita Immigrant Legal Aide (MILA)
- Civil legal aid for the immigrant community in Spokane and surrounding counties
- call or text in Russian, Spanish or English
- mila@mhspokane.org | 509.309.8404
Northwest Mediation Center (NMC)
- Mediation involves the intervention of a third person, or mediator, into a dispute to assist the parties in negotiating jointly acceptable resolution of issues in conflict.
- Request a mediation of any type here. If you have another inquiry, please use their general contact form.
- Email for more information or click request mediation on their website
- Email: info@nwmediationcenter.com
- Mujeres in Action is an organization that supports survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in a culturally responsive way. We provide a variety of services to support survivors, including counseling or advocacy, housing support, emergency shelter, among others.
- Mujeres en Acción es una organización que apoya a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y agresión sexual de una manera culturalmente receptiva. Brindamos una variedad de servicios para apoyar a los sobrevivientes, incluyendo asesoramiento o intercesoría, apoyo de vivienda, refugio de emergencia, entre otros.
- Programs include Crisis intervention, Security planning, Advocacy-based counseling, Information, Assistance to apply for public benefits, Support navigating systems, Medical advocacy (e.g., acom), Legal advocacy, Advocacy for minors, Referrals to other services and resources.
- Email: Info@miaspokane.org
- Phone: 509-869-0876